tech support scams
Black Basta Ransomware Attack: Microsoft Quick Assist Flaw
Recent reports claim that the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team stated that a cybercriminal group, identified as Storm-1811, has been exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist tool in a series of social engineering attacks. This ...
Special Guest Jayson E. Street, Phantom Hacker Scams, 23andMe User Data For Sale
In milestone episode 300, Jayson E. Street (a renowned hacker, helper, and human who has successfully robbed banks, hotels, government facilities, and Biochemical companies on five continents) joins us to share what ...
Are Technical Support Scams Getting More Advanced?
Technical support scams (TSS) are responsible for a growing amount of financial losses year after year. Nevertheless, while the victims are losing more money than ever, the number of interactions between criminals ...
Common Scam Tactics and Techniques
In today’s technologically forward world, online scams have become both common and effective. The Internet Crimes Complaint Center (IC3) states […] ...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Security
The Impact of COVID-19 on security is staggering. Learn how to recognize and respond to COVID-19 and tech support scams. The post The Impact of COVID-19 on Security appeared first on Security ...
Introducing: Malwarebytes Browser Extension
Malwarebytes Browser Extensions (BETA) are available in the official web stores for Chrome and Firefox. Read what they can do for you, and try one, if you haven't already.. Categories: Betas Malwarebytes ...
Did my comment on your blog get lost?
Automatic filters on our blog sometimes catch benign comments in their nets. However, they also protect users from spammers, scammers, and malicious links. Read on to learn about our comment policy: what ...
A conversation with America Geeks
We first published on tech scammers America Geeks back in 2015 and again in 2016. This time, they opened a help ticket with us, requesting we take down our blog post—which warranted ...
Shoppers Stop tech scam draws from thousands of forced ad injections
The same group behind the Shoppers Stop tech scam campaign is at it again, injecting malicious ad code into thousands of sites and redirecting to a templated warning page. Categories: Social engineering ...